Kelvin Wong

Biografía: Kelvin S.K. Wong is Professor of Real Estate at the University of Hong Kong (HKU), where he leads the Real Estate Lab and serves as Executive Associate Dean of the Faculty of Architecture. His previous roles include heading the Department of Real Estate & Construction from 2019 to 2023, directing the MSc(Real Estate) program between 2017 and 2020, and serving as Associate Dean (Teaching & Learning) from 2014 to 2016. As a real estate economist, Professor Wong specializes in analyzing the behaviors of developers, investors, occupiers, and agents within ‘inefficient’ markets characterized by illiquidity, incomplete information, and inelastic supply. He is notably credited with co-inventing Hong Kong’s repeat-sales property price index, the region’s first tradable housing derivative. Recognized globally for his contributions to real estate scholarship, he has received numerous awards, including Senior Fulbright Scholar, Homer Hoyt Institute’s Post-doctoral Honoree, and the University of Cambridge’s Doris-Zimmern Award. Additionally, he serves on the Engineering Panel of the Hong Kong Research Grants Council, which oversees an annual research funding allocation of HK$300 million.